Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-05-18
THE STOCK RANCH.
Hssr to Feed Ho0s.

Construct your troughs for feeding hogs,
says the Lire Stock Register, Of Kansas
City, 30 that each hog cannot appropriate
moro than . foot to himself. Have divi-
eions by means Of small fenced yards 20
arranged that at least three sizes OF pigs
can slip under and be divided into three
grades and each have q trough to cot from.
Now, BY pouring swill into the troughs for
the small pigs they will crowd into their
pen first and DO ont Of the way Of the older
ones, safe. eating. Then take the second
grade, and they will all be on nm equality
and out OF the way OF the still larger ones.
In this manner a feeder can regulate the
feed andb grade his hogs in eating, and
manage q large number and have each get
. proper share VI food, and not get hurt.
DO not undertake to raise your hogs on
grass alone. They need at least one ear
Of corn per day to give them heart and to
neutrAlixe the acid arising from eating the
grass. A full supply Of ashes and salt
should be kept in reach oil the time.
Charcoal 10 q great neutralizer Of acids.
Burnt cobs are good. Remember that
clover 10 full Of acid, and . eour stomach
soon leads to disease. San once Of pre-
scntive II worth . pound of cure" in this
case.
PYort IN Horse Raising.
In solving the very important problem
to the farmer of raising that for which he
will ind ready sale, the many advantages
afforded by . little attention to the raising
Of . serviceable class Of horses should not
60 forgotten. There are fow farmers who
could not, at . really trifing outlay and
with comparatively little trouble, raise q
couple Of good colts for sale every year.
In this matter, ~ in all other operations Of
crop-producing, the character Of the pro-
duct raised must be desirable; the farmer
who raises scrubs, and the farmer who
raises weeds, are ON the same footing.
Unquestionably, the kind Of horses most
ensily raised on the farm Is the product Of
. CROSS between the draught-breeds and our
common native mares. As o rule. such
animals are tractablA and In such general
demand 40 to BE- readily sold, when three
7ears old. for $3.50 TO $500. Indeed, the
farmer, whose resources are limited and
still do - Of very remuncratiye figures.
To those farmers who are ambitious to
.aise . still higher grade Of animal, the
coach horse offers unusual attractions,
while nscessarily calling for more skill in
the selection OF tho parents, and greater
sare In the raising Of the product. The
demand for vell-trained, well-matched
horses for the equipages Of the wealthy 10
practically unlimited and likely to be so
Tor q great many years to come. The dif-
iculty Of securing . well-matched team OF
,oach horses II not appreciated save by
those who have attempted 10 do 90. A
couple Of years ago the writer was in-
formed by : gentleman who had . COM
Mission from no less than three parties, to
secure for each Of them . team such AZ we
have indicated; that In the course Of nine
months he had only been able t. fulan one
OF his commissions, and would think him-
soft very fortunate II, after all the travelling
be had done and the inquiries he had insti-
:used. he should be able to fll the Other
two within the year. Tho team he had -
cured cost their purchaser $500.
OF course, A. Ne have already indicated,
raising Of such horses 10 this requires ex-
ceptional qualifications in the breeder, but
the arising Of good serviceabls horses, such
a. referred 10 IN the former part Of this ~.
ticle. d aynilable to every farmer owninf
eighty Is moro acres of land.